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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._490_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Company
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkb:Avro_Anson
Douglas Dakota
RNZAF engineers
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gptkbp:awards
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successful missions in the Pacific
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gptkbp:base
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RNZAF Station Whenuapai
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Kenzie
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-12-01
post-war restructuring
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-01-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Auckland,_New_Zealand
1943
1945
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 529 Squadron RNZAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Kiwi bird
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gptkbp:mission
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air transport
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Serve”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Kiwi Squadron”
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Pacific_Campaign
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:South_Pacific
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:New_Zealanders
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gptkbp:role
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transport squadron
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Commonwealth_Air_Forces
gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
logistical support missions
aircrew training programs
historical military significance
trained aircrew
Kiwi emblem
influenced future RNZAF operations
memorials in New Zealand
operated during WWII
not reactivated after disbandment
deployed in the South Pacific
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Company
gptkb:RNZAF
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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